shaken baby syndrome

noun

A trauma on the head that occurs when a child is violently shaken, creating a whiplash-type motion that causes acceleration-deceleration injuries, often without external signs of trauma.

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SBSbattered baby syndromebattered child syndrome
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Meanings

nounshaken baby syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural shaken baby syndromes)

plural shaken baby syndromes

  1. countableuncountableA trauma on the head that occurs when a child is violently shaken, creating a whiplash-type motion that causes acceleration-deceleration injuries, often without external signs of trauma.

    Synonyms: SBS, battered baby syndrome, battered child syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA trauma on the head that occurs when a child is violently shaken, creating a whiplash-type motion that causes acceleration-deceleration injuries, often without external signs of trauma.

Similar
SBSbattered baby syndromebattered child syndrome
Also see
battered baby syndromebattered child syndrome
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